Birds to See in Hawaii in February
49 bird species on our list for Hawaii are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Pacific Golden-Plover, Cattle Egret, Northern Cardinal, House Finch and House Sparrow. New this month: Red Knot and Golden Pheasant.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt their peak
From Hawaii’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 49 birds in February
49 birds
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 4.52% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Feb
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Feb
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Feb
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Feb
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Feb
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Feb
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentCommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.56% in Feb
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Feb
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentCommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Feb
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Feb
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaResidentUncommon16–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.30% in Feb
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.28% in Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Feb
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentUncommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Feb
ChukarAlectoris chukarResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Feb
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiResidentUncommon53–76 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Feb
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Feb
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensResidentUncommon69–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Feb
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Feb
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.06% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.06% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Feb
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorRare55–66 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.04% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorRare76–110 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.03% in Feb
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.02% in Feb
Leach's Storm-petrelHydrobates leucorhousPassage migrantUncommon18–21 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Feb
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorRare16–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Feb
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorRare46–56 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.02% in Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorRare34–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusScarceRare23–26 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · records held back in Feb (protected)
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorRare54–58 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.00% in Feb
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictusPassage migrantRare90–105 cmRegularly Feb · 0.00% in Feb
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made